Biology & Biotechnology for Bioinformatics

(3 Credits)

This course introduces key ideas from biology, and how they are used in modern biotechnology and genomics. The goal of this course is to develop students’ critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills in the context of biotechnology and its modern applications. This course will explore technologies used in genomics, medicine, and genetic engineering. Students will gain theoretical and experimental knowledge underlying modern bioinformatics methods. Students enrolled in this course should have knowledge of basic sciences (Biology, Physics, Chemistry).